Holiday 2007

Invite friends for an elegant black-tie champagne dinner—but make it easy with a mail-order meal. Chef Dean Fearing (of the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas) orders in from Neiman Marcus: a truffle and red wine London Broil with potato-mushroom gratin and roasted vegetables (neimanmarcus.com). End with ice cream and cookies (like Eleni's hand-iced ones, at left, $65/15; elenis.com).